On August 12, Eaton Corp PLC rose 3.51% in regular trading, trading at $470.25/share, with turnover of $83.53 million. The rally was driven by multiple analyst upgrades citing robust data center business momentum.
On the news front, Evercore ISI raised its price target on Eaton from $502 to $515, maintaining an outperform rating. RBC Capital Markets also lifted its target from $484 to $512, citing the company's positioning for sustained data center growth as it undertakes dozens of capacity-expansion projects. According to FactSet, Eaton currently holds an average overweight rating with a mean target price of $486.27.
Fundamentally, Eaton reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $3.15, beating the consensus estimate of $3.07, on revenue of $8.53 billion versus expectations of $8.16 billion. Data center sales surged 65% year-over-year, with North American electrical segment backlog reaching $15 billion and data center orders growing 85%. The company raised its full-year EPS guidance to $13.40-$13.60.
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